Tiger337

3rd best now

Even with Valdez!!!

If healthy, he is their second best starter. WOW, I have been working all night long and had no idea they signed Valdez!!!

I am very confident this will work itself out. YOU CAN NEVER EVER HAVE TOO MUCH STARTING PITCHING

It's amazing that Hiller is one of the ones remaining.

He made less than Flaherty last year. Less than Cobb too.

I completely agree this should not be about politics at all.

I became a fan at age 5 in 68. Lolich jumping into Freehan's arms is one of my earliest baseball memories.

Yes, I am not sure what the third rounders would get, but I believe the total sum would be substantially more with a free market and believe the draft was designed with that in mind. It's why they also want an international draft.

I think teams would offer substantially more than the current limits if there was a free market. The top players would make a lot more and I think the 90th guy could still get a million. A million isn't that much now.

I am not well versed in the CBA, but if there were not a draft, I assume there would be be bidding wars over the top players in the country. As it stands now, a player can only sign with the team who drafts him and a team is limited in how much money they can offer.

All things that MAGA hates.

When I see the name Ledbetter, I remember Jeff Ledbetter who broke the NCAA home run record with 42 in 1982, was drafted in the first round by the Red Sox and was hyped like he was going to be the next Babe Ruth. He never even made the majors and was dubbed Jeff "Bedwetter".

He knows Detroit too! But not very well. I didn't want him. He doesn't fit the team well. I was pushing for Bregman last year because he was a perfect fit. Suarez isn't.

That would be great. I'd be interested in him too, but I was figuring they wouldn't pursue him.